Panasonic announces new Leica Summilux DG/25mm f/1.4 lens

[MJ]

Along with its announcemnet of the Lumix DMC-GF3, Panasonic also announced the Leica Summilux 25mm f/1.4 ASPH lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras.

The lens promises superb optical performance, allowing stunning images and videos to be captured even under low light conditions, becuse of its large diameter aspherical lens and 4 ED elements.

It is touted as a lens that "turns everyday moments into works of art". An Ultra High Refractive (UHR) index lens makes the new lens thin and light with no compromise on image quality.

Another impressive aspect of the lens its its nano surface coating, meaning that there will be a dramatic reduction in ghosting and flare during image capture.


With the addition of the new Leica lens, Panasonic presently offers 12 lenses ranging from 7mm to 300mm, making sure that users will have the right lenses for any image they would like to capture.

Technical specifications of the lens can be found below:

• Lens Construction: 10 elements in 9 groups (1 Ultra High Refractive Index lens, 2 Aspherical lenses)
• Mount: Four Thirds mount
• Focal length: f=25 mm (35mm camera equivalent 50mm)
• Aperture type: 7 diaphragm blades / Circular aperture diaphragm
• Aperture: F1.4
• Minimum aperture: F16
• Closest focusing distance: 0.30m / 0.98 feet
• Maximum magnification: Approx. 0.11x / 0.22x (35mm camera equivalent)
• Filter Size: ø 46mm
• Weight: Approx. 200g
• Overall Length: Approx. 54.5mm

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Wow.. f/1.4!! This Leica Summilux 25mm is surely going to cost $1000?